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Committee of 70 pushes city to extend absentee ballot deadline because of voting problems
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Committee of 70 pushes city to extend absentee ballot deadline because of voting problems
The Clog just got word from the Committee of Seventy that several local voters have gotten their absentee ballots mailed back to them, instead of sent to the Board of Elections. The League of Women Voters have been told the same thing.
The problem is, the deadline for absentee ballots has already passed: It was 5 p.m. on Friday, and so the Committee is worried that these people's votes won't be counted because of what is believed to be an innocent postal service error. (The Committee also says that people voting with alternative ballots, including the elderly and handicapped, may have their voting rights obstructed because of this problem. Their deadline is 8 p.m. on Nov. 2.)
They are therefore asking the city commissioners and law department to seek a court order on Monday that would extend the deadline so that everyone and anyone with returned ballots may vote.
"No one should be disenfranchised because of a problem with the postal service, especially when the problem was discovered before the election, when there is an opportunity for corrective action," says Ellen Kaplan, Committee of Seventy's vice president and policy director.
The Clog reached out to the city commissioners and the law department, but has not yet heard back. We'll update as we learn more.
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